Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.97/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −186.36 against this barn's trailing median of $413.33.

Average price

$226.97

16 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$33.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.21

vs KY average

−18.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	518	238.69	1,236	9thin
Medium and Large 2	577	221.00	1,275	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	205.06	1,141	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.63/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $360.50, median $413.33 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

226.97

—

KY average25 barns · 1,333 hd

261.18

−34.21

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−18.10

This barn, trailing median9 sales

413.33

−186.36

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,718	161.73	2,778	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,673	129.14	2,161	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	119.90	1,590	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,155	115.88	1,339	14

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	204.51/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	257.71/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,371	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	269.87/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,252	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	205.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	115.67/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,392	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,622	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	126.44/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,385	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,994	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	115.05/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,769	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	128.58/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,634	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,736	126.58/cwt	120.00–135.00	2,197	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	86.85/cwt	75.00–99.00	1,001	3
Bulls	—	—	1,420	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,371	1
Bulls	—	—	1,817	159.98/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,907	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	102.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,412	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	141.95/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	266.25/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	295.27/cwt	287.50–302.50	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	622	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	731	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	110.95/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	217.34/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,565	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	247.32/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	255.14/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	240.03/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,222	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	216.28/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	269.91/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	233.81/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	261.65/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,115	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	248.22/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,179	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	253.75/cwt	250.00–257.50	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	233.69/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,187	2

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Aug 5, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 381Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 57Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	250.00–257.50	253.75
1	350–400	365	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	420	233.00	233.00
1	450–500	465	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	523	200.00–210.00	205.12
2	550–600	590	200.00–210.00	205.00
2	600–650	620	204.00–205.00	204.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	285.00–290.00	287.50
3	400–450	426	260.00–262.50	261.65
9	450–500	475	245.00–250.00	248.22
8	500–550	509	231.00–246.00	240.03
1	550–600	590	228.00	228.00
3	600–650	615	214.00–220.00	216.28
1	650–700	650	219.00	219.00
3	700–750	720	215.00–219.00	217.34
1	800–850	815	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	577	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	287.50–302.50	295.27
2	400–450	420	260.00–272.50	266.25
7	450–500	464	260.00–280.00	269.87
8	500–550	532	252.00–265.00	257.71
1	550–600	590	248.00	248.00
3	600–650	601	240.00–262.00	247.32
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	622	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	355	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	460	252.50–256.00	255.14
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	365	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	508	230.00–237.50	233.69
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	468	267.50–272.50	269.91
2	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	635	258.00	258.00
2	700–750	728	227.50–240.00	233.81
4	750–800	786	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	113.00–119.00	115.67
2	—	1,215	132.00–135.00	133.46
5	—	1,095	120.00–132.00	126.44
3	—	1,153	75.00–99.00	86.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	138.00	138.00
8	—	1,271	123.00–133.00	128.58
3	—	1,375	100.00–105.00	102.67
4	—	1,371	108.00–114.00	110.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	112.00–118.00	115.05
4	—	1,736	120.00–135.00	126.58
3	—	1,680	137.00–146.00	141.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	167.00	167.00
3	—	1,817	155.00–164.00	159.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,400.00	1,400.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle